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suppositive
adjective
sup·pos·i·tive
\səˈpäzətiv\
Definition of suppositive
: characterized by, involving, or implying supposition : supposed
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Origin and Etymology of suppositive
Late Latin suppositivus, from Latin suppositus (past participle of supponere to place under—influenced in meaning by Greek hypothetikos hypothetical) + -ivus -ive
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